6 Tips to Overcome Your Travelling Fears + Competition
Travel for me is a wonderful privilege that I am so lucky to be able to do on a regular basis. It has become so therapeutic for me and has really helped shape me into the person I am today.
All the emotions of the anticipation and excitement that erupt before any trip, is what makes it all worthwhile. This hasn’t always been the case, as when I was younger the idea of my first trips plagued me with so many doubts. The thought of travelling always made me feel a little restless and my anxiety levels would rise. I would start worrying about all the things that could possibly go wrong.
Luckily perseverance and my love for travelling helped me overcome my fears. I couldn’t imagine my life without travel and I am always ready for last minute getaways – hard for me to say no!
That’s why I have partnered with Booking.com to help you overcome your travelling fears and become truly limitless! The global accommodation provider has recently done research on the commons worries that hold people back from travelling. Here are some top tips and a fantastic competition to help you enjoy every moment of your trip, without worrying about aspects such as anxiety, being alone or language barriers.
Don’t Let a Different language be a Barrier
Not knowing a language can seem scary and restrictive. Luckily many do understand English, but as we know this isn’t always the case. We just have to trust our instinct and pinpoint a lot.
However fear not as there is now a device that can make your life easier. Welcome ili, the fastest offline translation device made for travelling. It is a one-way translation device to help you with Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. Using ili means that just a simple phrase can go a long way with helping you solve a problem or meeting someone new. Ili is meant to be used in travel situations such as dining, shopping, asking directions, asking recommendations and so on. Ili works best when you translate one sentence at a time and the great thing is that no internet connection is needed. I so wish I had this when I first started travelling many moons ago on my own!
Plan the Details
For that piece of mind, make sure you cover all the details. It will make you feel so much more relieved. Plan out your itinerary and contact anyone you know from where you’re travelling to for recommendations. Ideally you can always liaise with the travel agent about the details. What ever makes you feel comfortable do it.
Get Excited
No matter how anxious you are, think about that sunset you are about to witness, or places you are going to go visit. Look at pictures, speak to friends that have been or people that live there. It will all be worth it in the end and you’ll be thanking your lucky stars that you went.
Think of Travel as a Growing Experience
Traveling really enriches you as a person. It opens you up to witness different scenarios and cultures. It totally takes you away from your comfort zone, which is so essential if we want to grow individually. Each experience is a stepping-stone to becoming stronger and wiser.
Don’t Travel Solo
If the thought of travelling alone really terrifies you, then don’t do it. Travel with a friend for that peace of mind. This is your trip and so it is important to do what makes you happy. Gain the travelling experience that you need in order to feel comfortable. Who knows after so many experiences you might be travelling solo after all.
Create a Bucket List
Create a list of all the places that you dream of going to and place it somewhere visible. This should get you pumped up and making you want to realise your dreams. Seeing the list is a constant reminder of pushing yourself into making your dreams come true!
Competition
And here is the fun part. I have 5 ili devices to give away! If you want to win one, all you have to do is answer this question: In what year was Booking.com founded?
Go to Booking.com to find out or have a quick google to find out and leave your answer in the comments below or message me on social media. I’ll randomly select the winners. Please note that to apply to this competition you do need to live in mainland UK. The competition will close on 22nd May. Good luck!
***Competition Now Closed***
***COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED***
Thank you so much to everyone who entered. Competition is now closed. Congratulations to Rachell Lynch, Louise Heaton, Jen Jackson, Anthony Elvy and David Gough. I will be contacting you shortly. For those of you that didn’t win you can still use the discount code below 🙂
For any trips you have coming up, make sure to use my Refer a Friend Link below to get £25 off any trips booked on Booking.com – you can thank me later!
Refer a friend link: https://www.booking.com/s/7f1e7e0c
This post is in collaboration with Booking.com however all views are my own.
Terms and conditions: The prize draw is open to individuals in the UK residents aged 18 or over. All entries must be received by 20:00 22nd May. By entering this competition you consent to share your email, name and postcode with Arianna’s Daily & Booking.com. There will be five winners who will receive the prize above. The prize must be accepted as offered (there are no cash alternatives) and they are non-transferable and non-refundable. The winners will be chosen from the list, at random, on 22nd May and announced at 21:00. Winners will be notified by email or post within 7 days. No correspondence will be entered into. Unclaimed prizes will be redrawn after 28 days of the original draw. The winners will be asked to confirm their postal address before the prize is awarded. Details of the winners may be posted on Arianna’s Daily website and Instagram Stories. By entering this competition, you automatically agree to the terms and conditions above. Promoter: Arianna’s Daily & Booking.com.
Rachel @ The Ordinary Lovely
18th May 2018 at 11:44 am1996!! Do you know, despite loving to travel, I don’t have a bucket list. I just don’t think that far ahead. But I think I’m going to start one now 🙂
Rachel N
18th May 2018 at 12:32 pm1996. The ili device sounds incredibly useful, I hate it when I’m not properly familiar with the language.
Karen
18th May 2018 at 3:37 pm1996 🙂 This is exactly why I’m so determined to get my daughter into different countries and cultures at a really young age. It’s certainly a privilege but I feel like travel broadens the mind and gives us a thirst for adventure and acceptance of other people’s views, which is utterly invaluable for an enriched life – that’s my view anyway!
Lorraine Mabbitt
18th May 2018 at 8:18 pm1996
Conny Jones
18th May 2018 at 8:44 pm1996 very handy!
Sue Bebbington
18th May 2018 at 9:13 pm1996. What a fantastic device. Did do a bucket list years ago, but have just decided to just go anywhere that takes my fancy. I love to travel and see different cultures. What a great world we live in
Helen Milner
18th May 2018 at 9:20 pm1996, my ambition to travel is vast, but my purse doesn’t allow it 😥
Wilma Jones
18th May 2018 at 9:53 pm1996 – No 1 on my bucket list is the Whitsundays – hopefully next year x
david cavender
18th May 2018 at 11:32 pm1996-love your stuff!
david marsden
19th May 2018 at 6:21 am1996-JE VOUDRAIS APPRENDRE UN PEU DE FRÈRES
AUCH EINIGE DEUTSCH Y FINALMENTE SUFICIENTE ESPAÑOL
just enough to be able to communicate on holidaay.
Laura Pritchard
19th May 2018 at 8:20 amIt was founded in 1996! This device would be so handy as I love travelling but tend to play it safe language-wise, going places I know I can communicate more easily!
claire woods
19th May 2018 at 9:41 am1996
iain maciver
19th May 2018 at 10:50 am1996. The ili device sounds amazing
Martha Chisholm
19th May 2018 at 11:39 am1996….although I love to try a few words of the language of whichever country I’ve visited it would be so useful to have this device. Often found myself in quite funny situations because I wasn’t able to communicate very well. Fingers crossed for this one…
Ellen Nixon
19th May 2018 at 7:40 pm1996.
Theresa Thomas
19th May 2018 at 10:12 pm1996 very handy!
MANDY DOHERTY
19th May 2018 at 10:41 pm1996
Sarah Norgrove
19th May 2018 at 11:05 pm1996
Graham Ross
19th May 2018 at 11:15 pm1996. The ili device sounds incredibly useful
Sally Cains
19th May 2018 at 11:45 pm1996 Will be very useful.
Denise Davies
20th May 2018 at 12:18 am1996
Juliette Giles
20th May 2018 at 2:31 am1996 This would be amazing I haven’t had a holiday in over 20 years
Robert Price
20th May 2018 at 4:57 am1996
Dane Simpkins
20th May 2018 at 5:23 am1996
Ana Stoyanova
20th May 2018 at 6:01 am1996
Lynne Collins
20th May 2018 at 6:01 am1996 great gift !
S Edwards
20th May 2018 at 6:18 am1996
LynneH
20th May 2018 at 6:35 am1996. I’ve used them many times
Kim Lam
20th May 2018 at 7:00 am1996
Paul Rushworth
20th May 2018 at 7:05 am1996
Jane Willis
20th May 2018 at 7:10 amBooking.com was founded in 1996
Alice Dixon
20th May 2018 at 7:48 am1996
Simon Rourke
20th May 2018 at 7:54 am1996
judy kennedy
20th May 2018 at 8:02 am1996
karen latif
20th May 2018 at 8:13 am1996
Annas
20th May 2018 at 8:18 am1996
Ursula Hunt
20th May 2018 at 9:05 am1996
vicky haddock
20th May 2018 at 9:15 am1996
Catherine Stewart
20th May 2018 at 9:29 amIt was founded in 1996!
greig alan james spencer
20th May 2018 at 9:34 am1996.
Tim
20th May 2018 at 9:45 am1996
laura stewart
20th May 2018 at 10:01 am1996
Maya Russell
20th May 2018 at 10:05 am1996
Carole Nott
20th May 2018 at 10:10 amgreat giveaway – 1996
Hugh Mackenzie
20th May 2018 at 11:06 am1996
Pauline Simpson
20th May 2018 at 11:39 am1996 Great prize!!
Elizabeth Smith
20th May 2018 at 12:02 pm1996. They should bring out a version which translates teen-speak too!
Dale Dow
20th May 2018 at 12:08 pm1996
francis woods
20th May 2018 at 12:09 pm1996
paula cheadle
20th May 2018 at 12:31 pm1996
michelle stanley
20th May 2018 at 12:31 pm1996
Keith Hunt
20th May 2018 at 1:06 pm1996
Tracy Forrest
20th May 2018 at 1:10 pm1996
Rory McDonald
20th May 2018 at 1:26 pm1996. I never realised that it started off in the Netherlands though.
Lucy
20th May 2018 at 1:45 pm1996
Carolynn Woodland
20th May 2018 at 1:52 pm1996
dana
20th May 2018 at 2:30 pm1996
kimberley ryan
20th May 2018 at 2:39 pmfounded in 1996
JENNIFER CAIRNS
20th May 2018 at 2:51 pm1996
Sheena Batey
20th May 2018 at 3:11 pm1996
Andy Davison
20th May 2018 at 3:46 pm1996 🙂
Jodie Cook
20th May 2018 at 4:48 pmbookings.nl was founded in 1996, with the name/URL changed to booking.com in 2000
Rebecca Saunders
20th May 2018 at 4:49 pm1996
Laura Brady
20th May 2018 at 4:50 pm1996
Lesley Simpson
20th May 2018 at 4:52 pm1996 – I have so many places I want to travel to but as a school teacher it is so expensive so my list just seems to get longer. I am hoping when I retire I will be able to see as many places as possible.
Gill Williams
20th May 2018 at 5:03 pm1996
Sean Lambourne
20th May 2018 at 5:11 pm1996
Andrew Ferris
20th May 2018 at 5:40 pm1996
Lisa Clyma
20th May 2018 at 6:18 pm1996
Arlette chapman
20th May 2018 at 6:18 pm1996
tony sizer
20th May 2018 at 6:19 pm1996
Alan Snook
20th May 2018 at 6:19 pm1996
issaiah clyma
20th May 2018 at 6:19 pm1996
Cara whitehead
20th May 2018 at 6:37 pm1996
Erica Hughes
20th May 2018 at 6:55 pm1996
Pam Hubbard
20th May 2018 at 7:07 pm1996 very handy would love
Clare Blyth
20th May 2018 at 7:10 pm1996
Jen Jackson
20th May 2018 at 7:28 pm1996 – what a good idea!
Sarah Spencer
20th May 2018 at 7:33 pm1996
Paul Woodward
20th May 2018 at 7:35 pm1996 great prize
tamalyn roberts
20th May 2018 at 7:40 pmi do love to travel – 1996
Sheila Maxwell
20th May 2018 at 7:43 pm1996
Sheri Darby
20th May 2018 at 8:03 pm1996
tamsyn beale
20th May 2018 at 8:29 pm1996 x
Julie
20th May 2018 at 8:52 pmFounded in 1996.
Estelle Welsh
20th May 2018 at 9:01 pm1996
JULIE WARD
20th May 2018 at 9:17 pm1996
Kath H
20th May 2018 at 9:29 pm1996
Angela Surgenor
20th May 2018 at 9:29 pm1996
Deanne Orchin
20th May 2018 at 9:37 pmIt was founded in 1996 😍😍
Kristyn Harris
20th May 2018 at 9:56 pm1996
Emily Smith
20th May 2018 at 10:02 pm1996
Wonderful giveaway. Thank you for the chance.
Trevor Linvell
20th May 2018 at 11:26 pm1996
Ashleigh H
21st May 2018 at 12:11 amThe answer is …………1996 😀 when I was only 6 years old! I’ve been fortunate to have travelled lots since then, and hopefully lots more in the future
Angela McDonald
21st May 2018 at 1:01 am1996
Nancy Bradford
21st May 2018 at 3:39 amIt was founded in 1996. Thanks for the chance x
judy parslow
21st May 2018 at 6:18 am1996
Fiona Brown
21st May 2018 at 7:08 am1996
Sam Bromley
21st May 2018 at 7:10 am1996 🤞
carol boffey
21st May 2018 at 8:00 am1996
charlotte
21st May 2018 at 8:15 am1996
Emma Louise Elliott
21st May 2018 at 8:31 am1996, what a clever little device xxxx
Yvo
21st May 2018 at 8:40 am1996
Wendy Guy
21st May 2018 at 8:45 am1996 thank you
Helenlp
21st May 2018 at 9:11 am1996
Allan Fullarton
21st May 2018 at 9:20 am1996 – great competition.
Kelly Knowles
21st May 2018 at 9:44 am1996
Stevie
21st May 2018 at 9:46 amWe’d like to enter please. 1996.
Dianne Simpson
21st May 2018 at 10:02 am1996. Hope I win – fingers crossed
Fiona Johnstone
21st May 2018 at 10:24 am1996. What a great prize.
Liz T
21st May 2018 at 10:44 am1996 Fingers crossed x
Stacey Sheppard
21st May 2018 at 10:52 am1996. Seems like a lifetime ago. The older I’ve gotten the worse my travel anxiety has become.
Susan B
21st May 2018 at 11:07 amIt was established in 1996 in Amsterdam.
Nice to meet you. I was a great traveller once upon a time but seem to have lost my wanderlust. Trying to get it back.
Megan Williams
21st May 2018 at 11:18 am1996!
Carly
21st May 2018 at 11:19 am1996
Daniel Holden
21st May 2018 at 11:20 am1996, Going to Croatia in July, so this would come in handy
Taryn
21st May 2018 at 11:40 am1996! 🙂
Laura Love
21st May 2018 at 11:58 amfounded in 1996
james carline
21st May 2018 at 12:24 pm1996 please enter me into your competition
Keith Jarvis
21st May 2018 at 12:26 pm1996
B West
21st May 2018 at 12:42 pm1996 What a great invention!!
Antonia Lloyd
21st May 2018 at 12:52 pmFounded in 1996 x
Victoria Prince
21st May 2018 at 3:20 pmBooking.com was established in 1996 in Amsterdam 🙂 It feels like it’s been around forever, that explains why!
lee howarth
21st May 2018 at 3:21 pm1996
Elzbieta Znyk
21st May 2018 at 3:26 pm1996
craig austin
21st May 2018 at 4:20 pm1996
Angela Kelly
21st May 2018 at 4:25 pmThe answer is 1996, thanks for the giveaway.
Emma Davenport
21st May 2018 at 4:45 pm1996! What a fab prize!love booking.com use it all the time!
Kevin Honey
21st May 2018 at 5:06 pm1996
Yvonne Crook
21st May 2018 at 5:12 pm1996, fantastic giveaway and very generous
Caroline Signey
21st May 2018 at 5:43 pm1996
Fran H
21st May 2018 at 6:14 pm1996!!
Richard Barclay
21st May 2018 at 6:30 pm1996
Jessica Barber
21st May 2018 at 6:33 pmIt was founded in 1996. Thanks for the fab giveaway!
Mark Williams
21st May 2018 at 6:49 pm1996!
janine atkin
21st May 2018 at 6:55 pm1996 🙂
Corinne Peat
21st May 2018 at 7:04 pm1996
DONNA L JONES
21st May 2018 at 7:05 pm1996
Anthony Elvy
21st May 2018 at 7:32 pm1996
stella Clark
21st May 2018 at 7:33 pm1996
Dorothy Macaulay
21st May 2018 at 8:05 pm1996
Geoff Hibbert
21st May 2018 at 8:05 pm1996
Elizabeth Cooke
21st May 2018 at 8:22 pm1996 – What a great invention!
Stev Rigby
21st May 2018 at 8:33 pm1996
And Monk
21st May 2018 at 8:53 pm1996 Bucket list in my head, maybe I should write it down!
Lauren Main
21st May 2018 at 9:23 pm1996
Ray
21st May 2018 at 9:39 pm1996
Sarah Budd
21st May 2018 at 9:48 pmIt’s 1996. Would love to win this prize.
Ioana Cristina Popescu
21st May 2018 at 10:34 pm1996
Fingers crossed!!
david gough
21st May 2018 at 11:11 pm1996
LOUISE HEATON
21st May 2018 at 11:23 pm1996
david cavender
22nd May 2018 at 12:17 am1996
Sarah Gray
22nd May 2018 at 12:48 am1996. 🙂
Natalie Gillham
22nd May 2018 at 12:55 am1996
Adrian Bold
22nd May 2018 at 12:56 am1996
Louise Clarke
22nd May 2018 at 1:18 am1996
Sue
22nd May 2018 at 1:42 am1996. How useful. As we try to see the real country it often becomes a bit of a struggle to manage with a phrase book.
Michelle Wild
22nd May 2018 at 1:50 am1996.
Andrea Milton-White
22nd May 2018 at 2:01 am1996. What a great device!
Elaine Shaw
22nd May 2018 at 3:35 amFounded in 1996
joanne casey
22nd May 2018 at 5:59 am1996…. brilliant prize, I’d love one to take on my travels!
samantha brown
22nd May 2018 at 6:20 am1996
Val Pownall
22nd May 2018 at 6:39 am1996
This sounds very useful.
michael chapman
22nd May 2018 at 6:41 am1996
Jenny Sue
22nd May 2018 at 6:57 am1996
Lydia Houghton
22nd May 2018 at 7:08 am1996.
Thanks for being so generous! x
angie pickering
22nd May 2018 at 7:23 am1996. We often use booking.com for our travels and are off travelling for six months at the end of the year. This would come in incredibly handy to get around in all the different countries we will be visiting!
Chris Wright
22nd May 2018 at 7:40 am1996
Sallyanne Rose
22nd May 2018 at 7:58 am1996
Danielle Pooley
22nd May 2018 at 8:02 am1996 🙂
james jordan
22nd May 2018 at 8:14 am1996
Rachell Lynch
22nd May 2018 at 8:24 am1996
Bev Cannar
22nd May 2018 at 8:52 am1996
gaynor Vincent
22nd May 2018 at 8:58 amThat would be 1996 – some fantastic picture here! Thanks for a great read
Scott Fallon
22nd May 2018 at 9:02 amFounded in 1996
Carolyn
22nd May 2018 at 9:14 am1996
I really struggle with learning languages, but love to travel. A little effort goes a long way, but this would really help me go further!
Rhiannon Hodge
22nd May 2018 at 9:20 am1996
Dawn Underwood
22nd May 2018 at 9:33 am1996
lucinda duxbury
22nd May 2018 at 9:47 am1996, what a great device, i have never heard of this before!
Emma Anderson
22nd May 2018 at 9:48 am1996,
I would love to try this out, on my last holiday to Greece I thought I was saying ‘please’ to people and it turned out I was saying ‘ helmet’ I did get some funny looks!!
Julie Jones
22nd May 2018 at 10:12 am1996 is the answer
Karen Hughes
22nd May 2018 at 10:27 am1996
Love booking.com. Never go on a package tour now.
Jeanette Leighton
22nd May 2018 at 10:46 am1996
Sam Fitch
22nd May 2018 at 11:10 am1996
John Pickersgill
22nd May 2018 at 11:11 am1996, I believe. And what an intriguing prize!
Robyn Clarke
22nd May 2018 at 11:12 am1996
adrian price
22nd May 2018 at 11:14 am1996—– very nice prize
Karen Howden
22nd May 2018 at 11:48 am1996
Yvonne
22nd May 2018 at 12:01 pm1996
David Hughes
22nd May 2018 at 12:11 pm1996
RIF SHAH
22nd May 2018 at 12:15 pm1996 ( My whole life is a bucket-list)
Colin Anderson
22nd May 2018 at 12:17 pm1996
mike brees
22nd May 2018 at 12:38 pm1996 – great prize
Jason Tolliss
22nd May 2018 at 12:55 pm1996
Ruth Wollerton
22nd May 2018 at 12:58 pm1996. This is very cool. Thanks for the chance xxx
Maggie Ali
22nd May 2018 at 1:02 pm1996
Clare Ollif
22nd May 2018 at 1:07 pm1996 what a fabulous little device. Really enjoyed your article , thanks.
Melanie
22nd May 2018 at 1:30 pm1996
I love travelling and have a huge bucket list to visit as many countries as I can. This would be so helpful!
Mary Houlihan
22nd May 2018 at 1:37 pm1996. I enjoyed that post. I’m off to Sicily on my own this Summer yay
Ash K
22nd May 2018 at 1:39 pm1996
chris bull
22nd May 2018 at 1:59 pm1996
Claire Carter
22nd May 2018 at 2:07 pm1996
Rachel Griffiths
22nd May 2018 at 2:28 pm1996
Rennene Hartland
22nd May 2018 at 2:39 pm1996 What a fab device
Jacqueline Roberts
22nd May 2018 at 2:53 pm1996 will need this when I go away on my own for the first time ever.
Kitty
22nd May 2018 at 3:05 pm1996
Hayley Colburn
22nd May 2018 at 3:26 pm1996
Sally Johnston
22nd May 2018 at 3:30 pm1996
sandra henry
22nd May 2018 at 3:36 pm1996 ⭐️
Craig Hindle
22nd May 2018 at 3:50 pm1996
Christine hindle
22nd May 2018 at 3:51 pm1996
Malika
22nd May 2018 at 4:04 pm1996
Lisa Hall
22nd May 2018 at 4:09 pm1996
Aimee McNaughton
22nd May 2018 at 4:57 pm~1996
Thank you!
Carole Nott
22nd May 2018 at 5:03 pm1996
John Pritchard
22nd May 2018 at 5:08 pm1996
Julie Jenkins-Jessup
22nd May 2018 at 5:16 pm1996 I always like to have a go at the language when I go abroad, I was particularly good at Australian! Always good to have a back up!
Cameron Hunter
22nd May 2018 at 5:20 pm1996 thank you for the chance
Tammy Neal
22nd May 2018 at 5:41 pm1996
Dean T
22nd May 2018 at 5:54 pmIn 1996 !
Sharon Chilvers
22nd May 2018 at 5:55 pmBooking.com was founded in 1996………Thank you for the chance to win this fab prize 🙂
champaklal Lad
22nd May 2018 at 6:05 pm1996
SUSAN L HALL
22nd May 2018 at 6:09 pm1996
Claire Johnson
22nd May 2018 at 6:13 pm1996
Tracey Neil
22nd May 2018 at 6:16 pm1996 a fabulous year my daughter was born then 😍
voxdomino
22nd May 2018 at 6:28 pm1996… I must have spent 5 or 6 years studying French, thought I was pretty good, but could then hardly understand a word anyone was saying when I got there. If they wrote an essay, I could probably have corrected it for them though.
Suzanne Jackson
22nd May 2018 at 6:36 pm1996
malcolm drew
22nd May 2018 at 6:42 pm1996
Sophie Price
22nd May 2018 at 6:44 pm1996 🙂
sharon catterall
22nd May 2018 at 7:04 pm1996
Michelle Wild
22nd May 2018 at 7:10 pm1996
Joanne Cox
22nd May 2018 at 7:41 pm1996
Karl Borowy
22nd May 2018 at 7:47 pm1996
Phillip James Davies
22nd May 2018 at 7:59 pm1996